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Black Is… Black Ain’t

A personal journey through Black identity
A personal journey through Black identity
Documentary - 1995
Black Is… Black Ain’t
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African-American documentary filmmaker Marlon Riggs was working on this final film as he died from AIDS-related complications in 1994; he addresses the camera from his hospital bed in several scenes. The film directly addresses sexism and homophobia within the black community, with snippets of misogynistic and anti-gay slurs from popular hip-hop songs juxtaposed with interviews with African-American intellectuals and political theorists, including Cornel West, bell hooks and Angela Davis.
Director:
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Marlon Riggs
Cast:
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Cornel West
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bell hooks
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Angela Davis
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Marlon Riggs
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Essex Hemphill
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Maulana Karenga
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Michele Wallace
,
Barbara Smith

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Runtime:
87 min
Release date:
11 Oct 1995
Country:
US
Languages:
English
Budget:
$0
Revenue:
$0
Awards:
2 wins & 1 nomination total
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